The Straight & The Narrow

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Batchin' it with Dad
With Melanie having retreated to the solitude of the valley, Trip and I are holding the fort down. From salty black liquorice & Don Hertzfeldt to bacon…
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Awakening Fist - Single Release
God spoke to me. I was three, in the front yard at the farm, the clouds twisted like a wringing towel and I heard my name thundered both from without…
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For Uncle John - Part I
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Owning My Routine
I'm here at my desk...
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Check-in on the Base #8: The Passing of my Father
a devastating loss and where I'm at
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For Uncle John - Part II
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Resolution: how clear is the coming year?
The clichéd "resolution" tends to fall short for the majority as it is adopted with the definition of resolving. I use the definition of clarity. How…
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My Father's Eulogy
Jack Berglund • July 3, 1952 - July 8, 2023
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An Ideal Day / Write Like Your Life Depends On It
It isn’t desperate, it isn’t a chore — but it isn’t frivolous.
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He would say, I just miss my Dad
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For Uncle John - Part III
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Replace Your Addiction
Never would I have thought to enter those doors yet in this moment my desperation for accountability came with a primal desire. Confused by the calling…
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